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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 122 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Written but not said): kn- at the start: the k is silent — knife, knee, know. wr- at the start: the w is silent — write, wrong. After m, b is silent — lamb, comb, climb. l is silent in talk, walk, half, could; t in listen, castle, whistle; g in sign, design; h in honest, hour.

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  1. 1.Listen: which letter is silent in “could”? (a) c (b) d (c) l
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  3. 3.Which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) k (b) y (c) l
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “knit”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  6. 6.Listen: which letter is silent in “yolk”? (a) y (b) k (c) l
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) w (b) s (c) d
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) l (c) s
  9. 9.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) write (b) lamb (c) soften
  10. 10.Which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) n (b) r (c) g
  11. 11.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) k (b) n (c) b
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) p (c) w
  13. 13.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) salmon (b) gnat (c) knob
  14. 14.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) doubt (b) walk (c) write
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) soften (b) rhyme (c) kneel
  16. 16.Listen: which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) t (b) s (c) l
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhyme”? (a) h (b) r (c) m
  18. 18.Which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) g (b) f (c) r
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) tomb (c) doubt
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “rhino”? (a) r (b) h (c) n
  21. 21.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) would (b) castle (c) plumber
  22. 22.Listen: which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sword (b) reign (c) could
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) r (b) w (c) p
  25. 25.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) s (b) m (c) l
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) tomb (b) whole (c) could
  27. 27.Listen: which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) n (b) k (c) t
  28. 28.Which letter is silent in “fasten”? (a) s (b) t (c) f
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) crumb (b) answer (c) talk
  30. 30.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) knight (b) honest (c) design
  31. 31.Which letter is silent in “crumb”? (a) r (b) b (c) c
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) t (b) n (c) k
  33. 33.Listen: which letter is silent in “reign”? (a) g (b) n (c) r
  34. 34.Listen: which letter is silent in “foreign”? (a) f (b) r (c) g
  35. 35.Which letter is silent in “design”? (a) s (b) d (c) g
  36. 36.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) k (b) t (c) n
  37. 37.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) write (b) design (c) ghost
  38. 38.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) answer (b) sign (c) whistle
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  40. 40.Listen: which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l

Answer key

  1. l
  2. w
  3. l
  4. k
  5. w
  6. l
  7. w
  8. t
  9. lamb
  10. g
  11. k
  12. w
  13. knob
  14. doubt
  15. rhyme
  16. t
  17. h
  18. g
  19. foreign
  20. h
  21. castle
  22. b
  23. could
  24. w
  25. l
  26. tomb
  27. k
  28. t
  29. crumb
  30. knight
  31. b
  32. k
  33. g
  34. g
  35. g
  36. k
  37. ghost
  38. sign
  39. t
  40. l

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